The Competition Bureau has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster after a joint CBC News/Toronto Star investigation revealed the ticket seller is working with large-scale scalpers to resell millions of dollars worth of tickets. The decision to investigate Ticketmaster — and its parent company Live Nation — came after Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains reached out to the office. "I did reach out to the Competition Bureau to really express the concerns I've heard from Canadians," Bains said. Watch Ticketmaster's secret scalper programCBC News goes undercover to expose Ticketmaster's secret scalper program. 1:21Two U.S. senators are also demanding explanations about the company's secret scalper program.

Source: CBC News September 26, 2018 21:22 UTC